title: Cytokinesis: a new lipid aboard the raft.
abstract: Several components of membrane rafts play a critical role in cytokinesis. A recent paper reports a new lipid component of these rafts required for proper cell division.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA. alfordla@bc.edu
authors.forename: Lea M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Burgess
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048749:Cytokinesis; D004330:Drosophila; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D021962:Membrane Microdomains / Q000378:metabolism*; D013090:Spermatocytes / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids